Will the third time prove to be the charm for Governor Palin in her libel case against the New York Times? We hope so. It’s certainly satisfying that the riders of the Second Circuit just granted the Alert Alaskan, as we’ve taken to calling her, a new trial after finding that the judge in the case, Jed Rakoff, had made numerous errors in the trial two years ago. The errors include ruling from the bench against Ms. Palin, while the jury was out deliberating.